Teach Small Basic for Primary

Learn how to write programs in Small Basic and feel confident to deliver courses on programming in your classroom.

This course relies on freely downloadable Small Basic software which is ideal for use in a primary classroom as an example of a textual programming language. The course uses Small Basic to teach programming, computational thinking and programming concepts suitable for introducing textual based programming to your primary classroom.

Participants will gain the skills needed to teach programming and computational thinking in the classroom even if you have never done anything similar before. There are no course pre-requisites apart from the ability to use a computer.

No prior knowledge of programming is assumed, this course will gently introduce you to the concepts, skills and techniques required to be a programmer in a friendly supportive class.

The course also includes tips on delivering programming courses, differential learning, peer evaluation techniques and ideas for projects.

The course tutor has been making a living from programming for over 30 years and has produced many commercial pieces of software over the years. One example of the tutors work which was written in Visual Basic (a follow on to Small Basic) and which is regularly sold to schools for use in the classroom can be seen at www.typingtutor.co.uk

Course Tutor

The course is delivered by David Batty, who has 24 years of classroom experience teaching various computer subjects, and who has been a programmer for 33 years.

Location

We deliver our courses all around the UK, Ireland and abroad, we are happy to deliver in your school or academy, contact us to arrange a date.

Why not invite one or two teachers from a nearby school and share the cost?